Cop survives gun attack, but seriously wounded in Lucena | Inquirer News

Cop survives gun attack, but seriously wounded in Lucena

By: - Correspondent / @dtmallarijrINQ
/ 05:03 PM February 24, 2020

LUCENA CITY – A police officer survived a gun attack by a lone assailant here on Monday (Feb. 24).

Lt. Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, said MSgt. Louie Vargas, 41, was seriously wounded in the attack, however.

Vargas was driving a motorcycle when he was shot by a still unidentified assailant at the village of Gulang Gulang past 10 a.m. The gunman fled on foot.

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Bystanders rushed Vargas to the Quezon Medical Center some 300 meters away from the site of the attack.

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Albacea said Vargas suffered gunshot wounds in the head and body.

Police are doing their job investigating.

Edited by TSB
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